[Peace-discuss] John Cleese And The Terror Threat Level Of Nations

[E. Wayne Johnson]

Bob you still owe me for your lost bet on Ralph Nader and the Federal 
Reserve.

On 4/3/2011 4:38 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
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> betcha dollar john cleese never said this
>
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Jenifer Cartwright 
> <jencart13 at yahoo.com <mailto:jencart13 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>
>
>             -------- Original Message --------
>
>             *Chip Shots*
>
>             *John Cleese And The Terror Threat Level Of Nations*
>
>             **The British response to terrorist threats.* Many thanks
>             to my favorite funny Englishman, John Cleese, for the
>             following:
>
>                 The English are concerned about the recent increase in
>                 terrorist activities, and have therefore raised their
>                 security level from "miffed" to "peeved." If the
>                 threats continue to grow, the security levels may be
>                 raised to "irritated" or even "a bit cross." (The
>                 English have not seen "a bit cross" since the blitz in
>                 1940, when tea supplies nearly ran out.)
>
>                 Terrorists have been recategorized from "tiresome" to
>                 "a bloody nuisance." The last time Britain issued "a
>                 bloody nuisance" warning was in 1588, when Spain
>                 launched the Spanish Armada.
>
>                 The Scots have raised their threat level from "pis*ed
>                 off" to "let's go get the bas*ards." They don't have
>                 any other levels—which is why they have been placed on
>                 the front lines of the British Army for the last 300
>                 years.
>
>                 The French government announced that it has raised its
>                 terror alert from "run" to "hide." The only two higher
>                 levels in France are "collaborate" and "surrender."
>
>                 Meanwhile, the Spanish are excited to see that their
>                 new submarines are ready to deploy. These beautiful
>                 new vessels have glass bottoms, so the Spanish sailors
>                 can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
>
>                 Down under, Australia has raised its security level
>                 from "no worries, mate" to "she'll be all right." The
>                 next escalation would be "we may need to cancel the
>                 barbie this weekend." The final level is "Crikey! The
>                 barbie is cancelled." Australia has never faced a
>                 crisis so severe that it merited this highest level.
>
>             Thank you to John Cleese, British writer, actor and very
>             tall person with a funny walk, for today's laugh.
>
>             /--Chip Wood/
>
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